Omar
@omrrc.bsky.social
"he likened the late-December-early-January stretch to the Covid lockdowns in microcosm: habituated behaviors and autopilot processes grind to a halt, not just individually but globally. We become dislodged from... https://www.omrrc.com/2026/01/06/he-likened-the-latedecemberearlyjanuary-stretch.html
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
"he likened the late-December-early-January stretch to the Covid lockdowns in microcosm: habituated behaviors and autopilot processes grind to a halt, not just individually but globally. We become dislodged from... https://www.omrrc.com/2026/01/06/he-likened-the-latedecemberearlyjanuary-stretch.html
"have a proposal to make: 2026 should be the year that you spend more time doing what you want. The new year should be the moment we commit to dedicating more of our finite hours on the planet to things we genuinely, deeply enjoy doing... https://www.omrrc.com/2026/01/04/have-a-proposal-to-make.html
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM
"have a proposal to make: 2026 should be the year that you spend more time doing what you want. The new year should be the moment we commit to dedicating more of our finite hours on the planet to things we genuinely, deeply enjoy doing... https://www.omrrc.com/2026/01/04/have-a-proposal-to-make.html
Since I go back to work tomorrow, officially the diet starts tomorrow too. So, I ordered one of the McGriddles before they disappear tomorrow just to see what it was like. Yeah, not a fan honestly. Not sure they go together.
January 4, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Since I go back to work tomorrow, officially the diet starts tomorrow too. So, I ordered one of the McGriddles before they disappear tomorrow just to see what it was like. Yeah, not a fan honestly. Not sure they go together.
"An impressive body of research shows that people of all ages – including students in classrooms – are happier, healthier, and more productive when they have some say about what they’re doing. Indeed, the way children learn to m... https://www.omrrc.com/2026/01/03/an-impressive-body-of-research.html
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
"An impressive body of research shows that people of all ages – including students in classrooms – are happier, healthier, and more productive when they have some say about what they’re doing. Indeed, the way children learn to m... https://www.omrrc.com/2026/01/03/an-impressive-body-of-research.html
https://austinkleon.com/2026/01/02/100-things-that-made-my-year-2025/
Maybe this is the year I finally subscribe. One of the few people, places on the internet I consistently love.
Maybe this is the year I finally subscribe. One of the few people, places on the internet I consistently love.
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
https://austinkleon.com/2026/01/02/100-things-that-made-my-year-2025/
Maybe this is the year I finally subscribe. One of the few people, places on the internet I consistently love.
Maybe this is the year I finally subscribe. One of the few people, places on the internet I consistently love.
Maybe this year, they don't make any new tv so I can catch up? Please.
January 1, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Maybe this year, they don't make any new tv so I can catch up? Please.
To thrive as teachers, they must learn to manage two basic roles: academic (e.g., knowing the subject that you teach and having the skills to manage groups) and emotional (knowing your students, be they five-year olds or teenagers).
Such a difficult balance. Forever balancing.
Such a difficult balance. Forever balancing.
December 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"The most dangerous story we tell in schools is that joy is seasonal that “serious work” requires emotional coldness once the decorations come down. We treat this energy as a Christmas novelty that can’t survive a grey Tuesday in F... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/27/the-most-dangerous-story-we.html
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"The most dangerous story we tell in schools is that joy is seasonal that “serious work” requires emotional coldness once the decorations come down. We treat this energy as a Christmas novelty that can’t survive a grey Tuesday in F... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/27/the-most-dangerous-story-we.html
THESE ARE THE ROOMS - LIVE (Maida Vale Studios, 18th October) - YouTube
love this.
Via The BBC Introducing Mixtape - The Best of 2025, vol. 1
love this.
Via The BBC Introducing Mixtape - The Best of 2025, vol. 1
December 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hot Mess Soup - by Adrian Neibauer - Adrian’s Newsletter
"Teaching has always been a both/and. Teaching is both an inspiring profession and a challenging career. Teaching is both a calling and a job. Teaching is both an impossible str... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/27/hot-mess-soup-by-adrian.html
"Teaching has always been a both/and. Teaching is both an inspiring profession and a challenging career. Teaching is both a calling and a job. Teaching is both an impossible str... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/27/hot-mess-soup-by-adrian.html
December 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Hot Mess Soup - by Adrian Neibauer - Adrian’s Newsletter
"Teaching has always been a both/and. Teaching is both an inspiring profession and a challenging career. Teaching is both a calling and a job. Teaching is both an impossible str... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/27/hot-mess-soup-by-adrian.html
"Teaching has always been a both/and. Teaching is both an inspiring profession and a challenging career. Teaching is both a calling and a job. Teaching is both an impossible str... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/27/hot-mess-soup-by-adrian.html
Not your typical James Hoffman coffee but really well done!
Want To Know Why Coffee Makes You Poop? - YouTube
Want To Know Why Coffee Makes You Poop? - YouTube
December 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Not your typical James Hoffman coffee but really well done!
Want To Know Why Coffee Makes You Poop? - YouTube
Want To Know Why Coffee Makes You Poop? - YouTube
What is formative assessment, and why should anybody care? With professor Dylan Wiliam. .
Listened to this this morning on my walk. Probably should now listen to it again with my notebook to record things I wanted to record.
Listened to this this morning on my walk. Probably should now listen to it again with my notebook to record things I wanted to record.
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
What is formative assessment, and why should anybody care? With professor Dylan Wiliam. .
Listened to this this morning on my walk. Probably should now listen to it again with my notebook to record things I wanted to record.
Listened to this this morning on my walk. Probably should now listen to it again with my notebook to record things I wanted to record.
Reposted by Omar
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
Assault bike
50 calories 3:10
40 calories 2:50
30 calories 2:00
20 calories 1:19
10 calories 0:29
Rest 1:1 between sets. As the work needed to be done got smaller so did the rest, but fatigue accumulated. Interes... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/03/assault-bike-calories-calories-calories.html
50 calories 3:10
40 calories 2:50
30 calories 2:00
20 calories 1:19
10 calories 0:29
Rest 1:1 between sets. As the work needed to be done got smaller so did the rest, but fatigue accumulated. Interes... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/03/assault-bike-calories-calories-calories.html
December 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Assault bike
50 calories 3:10
40 calories 2:50
30 calories 2:00
20 calories 1:19
10 calories 0:29
Rest 1:1 between sets. As the work needed to be done got smaller so did the rest, but fatigue accumulated. Interes... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/03/assault-bike-calories-calories-calories.html
50 calories 3:10
40 calories 2:50
30 calories 2:00
20 calories 1:19
10 calories 0:29
Rest 1:1 between sets. As the work needed to be done got smaller so did the rest, but fatigue accumulated. Interes... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/03/assault-bike-calories-calories-calories.html
"Just as children ask why, why, why, you can repeat the question “why do I think/feel/believe this?” a few times. What plops onto the page may surprise you. So too will the headspace that clears from pouring out the canned spaghetti o... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/02/just-as-children-ask-why.html
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Just as children ask why, why, why, you can repeat the question “why do I think/feel/believe this?” a few times. What plops onto the page may surprise you. So too will the headspace that clears from pouring out the canned spaghetti o... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/12/02/just-as-children-ask-why.html
52 things I learned in 2025. | by Tom Whitwell | Dec, 2025 | Medium
SO many interesting things. Definitely worth a scroll.
SO many interesting things. Definitely worth a scroll.
December 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
52 things I learned in 2025. | by Tom Whitwell | Dec, 2025 | Medium
SO many interesting things. Definitely worth a scroll.
SO many interesting things. Definitely worth a scroll.
"Today, I often think about what could be arbitraged, what could be brokered, and how we could regain our attention from the black mirrors in our hands."
No Phones in The Ten-don Shop
No Phones in The Ten-don Shop
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"Today, I often think about what could be arbitraged, what could be brokered, and how we could regain our attention from the black mirrors in our hands."
No Phones in The Ten-don Shop
No Phones in The Ten-don Shop
The Average Child - A poem: https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/30/the-average-child-a-poem.html
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The Average Child - A poem: https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/30/the-average-child-a-poem.html
"The unsettling truth is that these points of friction, these mundane things, are actually what give us purpose."
Add Friction Back Into Your Life | Steve’s Bear Blog ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ
Add Friction Back Into Your Life | Steve’s Bear Blog ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"The unsettling truth is that these points of friction, these mundane things, are actually what give us purpose."
Add Friction Back Into Your Life | Steve’s Bear Blog ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ
Add Friction Back Into Your Life | Steve’s Bear Blog ʕ º ᴥ ºʔ
Predator or Host? - by Jessica Hagy - This Week’s Top Ten
"Every holiday party, get-together, meet-up, and sit-down holds the potential to be either a scene from a horror film or a feel-good Hallmark movie meet-cute.
The differenc... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/29/predator-or-host-by-jessica.html
"Every holiday party, get-together, meet-up, and sit-down holds the potential to be either a scene from a horror film or a feel-good Hallmark movie meet-cute.
The differenc... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/29/predator-or-host-by-jessica.html
November 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Predator or Host? - by Jessica Hagy - This Week’s Top Ten
"Every holiday party, get-together, meet-up, and sit-down holds the potential to be either a scene from a horror film or a feel-good Hallmark movie meet-cute.
The differenc... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/29/predator-or-host-by-jessica.html
"Every holiday party, get-together, meet-up, and sit-down holds the potential to be either a scene from a horror film or a feel-good Hallmark movie meet-cute.
The differenc... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/29/predator-or-host-by-jessica.html
Death by calories.
In the first minute row 1 calorie.
In the second minute row 2 calories.
In the 3rd minute 3.
And so on until you are unable to complete the calories in 1 minute.
Such an interesting workout. The early roads are al... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/27/death-by-calories-in-the.html
In the first minute row 1 calorie.
In the second minute row 2 calories.
In the 3rd minute 3.
And so on until you are unable to complete the calories in 1 minute.
Such an interesting workout. The early roads are al... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/27/death-by-calories-in-the.html
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Death by calories.
In the first minute row 1 calorie.
In the second minute row 2 calories.
In the 3rd minute 3.
And so on until you are unable to complete the calories in 1 minute.
Such an interesting workout. The early roads are al... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/27/death-by-calories-in-the.html
In the first minute row 1 calorie.
In the second minute row 2 calories.
In the 3rd minute 3.
And so on until you are unable to complete the calories in 1 minute.
Such an interesting workout. The early roads are al... https://www.omrrc.com/2025/11/27/death-by-calories-in-the.html
all that worry past
leaving only a hole, and
no life to fill it
leaving only a hole, and
no life to fill it
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
all that worry past
leaving only a hole, and
no life to fill it
leaving only a hole, and
no life to fill it
Novelty chalk bags for the kids since we’ve been getting into bouldering recently. I think I did not realise how big the red panda would be.
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Novelty chalk bags for the kids since we’ve been getting into bouldering recently. I think I did not realise how big the red panda would be.
"No Sir I replied:
I am feeling too good
to report to work today,"
Telephone Booth (number 905 1/2) by Pedro Pietri • Read A Little Poetry
I am feeling too good
to report to work today,"
Telephone Booth (number 905 1/2) by Pedro Pietri • Read A Little Poetry
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"No Sir I replied:
I am feeling too good
to report to work today,"
Telephone Booth (number 905 1/2) by Pedro Pietri • Read A Little Poetry
I am feeling too good
to report to work today,"
Telephone Booth (number 905 1/2) by Pedro Pietri • Read A Little Poetry
